Major drugs seizure in Meath

An intelligence-led operation by the Garda National Drugs Unit has led to the arrest of two men aged 47 and 39 at a house in the Bettystown area at 2.30pm today, it has emerged.

Gardaí found the pair in possession of herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of approximately €1.5m – subject to further analysis.

They are both detained at Kells garda station under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice ( Drug Trafficking ) Act 1996.